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Wisconsin Football Team History


Wisconsin Badgers
University of Wisconsin
 Madison, WI
Founded: 1849
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity: 80,321
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: George E. Little
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 George E. Little enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Cornell (Iowa)  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Kansas  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Purdue  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Indiana  27   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Minnesota  10   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Michigan  0   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Iowa  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Chicago  14   7   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record5-2 -1
  Points Scored122
  Scoring Average15.3
  Points Allowed72
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record25-22
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-326964 2-26337  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Illinois 6-212146 1-21926  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 3-580137 0-41692  Harlan O. Pat Page
Michigan 7-119138 5-09422  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern 7-117922 4-0766  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Ohio State 7-119643 2-14629  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 5-2-112272 2-2-15765  George E. Little
Purdue 5-2-114667 1-1-12436  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Iowa 3-5113117 0-528110  Burt Ingwersen

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.